Thanks for your votes and comments - it's always nice to see your own photo from someone else's perspective.

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mrsawyerApr 23, 2014

I struggled to see some texture in the snow.

kerszkavetApr 23, 2014

love the composition, the subject.interesting that you did not choose a pure white.

ysalApr 21, 2014

Beautiful shot, love the sepia treatment.

BarbroSApr 21, 2014

Nice deep winter mood, muffled sounds, empty streets - I like the choice of ink-like mono-chrome drawing. Maybe the empty space of white in the front could be cropped - not sure though ... Nice picture.

dkApr 21, 2014

Like composition. Would generally have liked the tonality, except when creating a high key shot. E.g., sky looks dingy; would have preferred whiter whites.

JoannaApr 20, 2014

Not sure about the creamy snow but otherwise an interesting image.

MepoApr 20, 2014

I like the choice of tone. It helps highlight the very light shadows and reduces the snow blindness. The shutter speed was well chosen to capture the blur of the falling flakes.

Phil99Apr 19, 2014

Liking this photo. Great composition. Great choice to make it brown and white rather than black and white.

forkcandles Apr 19, 2014

a good treatment of snow scene

SteveBeeApr 18, 2014

Nice scene and composition. Only problem for me is chocolate-toned snow is not appealing. I like the whiteness of snow and the sense of purity and beauty it gives any scene.

Jade O.Apr 18, 2014

Not a fan of the tone especially given the loss of detail in a snow scene like this. That looks like a lot of snow!

LoApr 18, 2014

Yes, it was a lot of snow - it was an unexpected blizzard that was over the knees in places. Man, that was hard work!!! Not easy to keep the camera dry - but I always carry those special cloths for cleaning eyeglasses.

cookiejarApr 18, 2014

Great interpretation of a classic composition. At first I thought it was a rather grainy treatment, but on closer inspection realise it was snowing. how did you keep your camera safe? And were you up to your knees in snow?